Sr Manager, Digital Architecture

Qualifications - 20 or more years of software engineering experience, including at least five years of experience architecting systems, at least five years in a technical leadership or consulting role, and a minimum of two years managing teams of architects or technologists. - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - Demonstrated depth across multiple technology stacks, including backend distributed systems, mobile applications, and modern JavaScript/TypeScript web platforms. - Hands-on experience with emergent AI coding practices using LLM-based coding tools to accelerate design and delivery workflows. - Proven track record managing and mentoring architects and technologists, including performance management responsibilities. - Strong consulting background with experience presenting complex technical strategies to executive and C-suite audiences. - Deep understanding of build vs. buy concepts, with the ability to guide clients toward pragmatic technology decisions. - Prior experience in native application architecture and deployment in a major cloud environment — Azure, AWS, or GCP. - Expertise with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing practices, and modern DevOps approaches. - Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to operate effectively at both strategic and tactical levels. Travel: Up to 25% of the time Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $150,000 to $188,000 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that are not included in the base pay. The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees: Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for All! If you have any questions or concerns about this posting, please email [email protected]. #LI-JC1 #LI-Remote Why WWT At World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients. Founded in 1990, WWT is a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and Digital Revolution. WWT combines the power of strategy, execution and partnership to accelerate digital transformational outcomes for organizations around the globe. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps clients and partners conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its global warehousing, distribution and integration capabilities. With over 15,000 employees across WWT and Softchoice and more than 60 locations around the world, WWT's culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 14 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for its unique blend of determination, innovation and creating a great place to work for all. Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today! What is the Solutions Consulting & Engineering Team and why join? Solutions Consulting & Engineering is an organization that is customer-focused and solutions-led. We deliver end-to-end and emerging solutions to drive customer satisfaction and increase profitability and growth. Our world-class management consulting, delivery excellence, and engineering brilliance enable our success. We embody the OneWWT mindset by bringing the right talent at the right time from anywhere within WWT to solve our customer’s problems. Our goal is to bring together business acumen with full-stack technical know-how to develop innovative solutions for our clients’ most complex challenges. Job Summary The Senior Manager, Digital Architecture within WWT Digital is both a senior technical authority and a people leader responsible for the performance and growth of an experienced team of architects. You will govern solution architecture across multi-team client engagements while serving as the performance manager for your team. This role demands a leader who combines deep hands-on credibility in distributed systems with the coaching mindset needed to develop talent and the executive presence required to advise clients at the highest levels. If you are energized by leading high-performing architects, shaping technical strategy for marquee clients, and evolving the way WWT Digital delivers transformative solutions, we would love to connect. Join us and help guide the future of our architecture practice. Responsibilities - Define and govern solution architecture across large, multi-team transformation programs, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability. - Serve as performance manager for a team of senior technologists, providing coaching, feedback, and career development support. - Provide technical leadership and oversight for multiple solution architects, application architects, and technical leads to ensure delivery excellence. - Partner with strategists, creatives, and researchers to blend customer insight with technical feasibility inside modern digital transformation roadmaps. - Conduct technology reviews, assessments, and dependency mapping exercises that inform modernization strategies and executive decision-making. - Lead the creation of custom sales presentations, prototypes, and client roadmaps that translate visionary concepts into actionable plans. - Communicate architectural decisions and trade-offs across technical teams and executive stakeholders, tailoring the message to each audience. - Lead technical requirements definition and analysis for programs within your portfolio, ensuring architectural decisions are grounded in well-understood business and system requirements.